Well, the Beech is now open, you’ve got to love this colour of foliage. Again early days in development but should make a nice tree.
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Koujitukai & Tokujyukai Joint Exhibition
Some more from the Bonsai Days Blog from a local exhibition in Japan.
Walk in Bluebell Wood
Well, It’s not called Bluebell Wood but it should be this week. This is my local Killynether Wood and yesterday evening after finishing a long week at work, I popped home grabbed the good lady wife and dogs and headed for the trees in the evening sun. Was well worth it.
Old Hazel
Mourne Mountains
Belfast in the distance
Blackthorn
Wild Primrose
Gorse
Next Gen Beech
Chase Me
Hazel Cleared and Bluebells taking advantage
Interesting Scottie Branch
Youngish Beech reaching for the light.
Ball in mouth, tongue out the side 🙂
Strangford Lough
Korean Hornbeam
Escallonia Leafing Out
Sharon’s Garden and Bonsai
I had the pleasure of visiting Sharon’s garden on Monday. I was chatting to her at the club meeting on Friday night and said I’d be passing near her place and she offered a coffee. Never one to turn down the chance to look at bonsai and drink coffee, I called to see her collection. When I arrives she was happily working away on a tree in her greenhouse. It was my first time at Sharon’s and although I’ve seen many of her trees before, I didn’t realise that she had so many! When I told her I counted over 50, she was surprised herself ❗
Her garden is small and she has made great use of the space and has to be commended for the quality of her collection. There was plenty there that I’d jump at the chance to have on my own benches. She even pointed out a few that she had bought from me years ago. Needless to say they are 100 times better now! Here are some photos but!!! here’s the problem, I forgot to take my camera, so what you’ll see were taken with my phone, so apologies for the quality of the photos.
Some glare but it actually looks nice
Root over Rock Trident
Display bench
Flowering Malus
Itogawa Juniper
Beches
JBP
Malus
Common Juniper originally sold by Phil and I
Display Bench
Deshojo Maple
Shagashari Maple
Korean Hornbeam
Kiyo-Hime Maple
Shy Sharon 🙂
Benches
One green house
Benches
Larch Group
JWP
Another greenhouse
Benches
Shohin Potentilla
White Current
Black Mulberry
JBP
A larch bought from me long ago!
Larch won in a club raffle.
Macro Man
My friend Stephen was with me last week photographing a few trees for our records. He could help getting out his hew macro lens for a few close up.
Woodland Flowers
From recent walk
Beech
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Sunday Soaking
After some last minute discussion Stephen and I decided to go ahead and have our Sunday walk today. Probably a wrong decision as it rained solid the whole time. I had decided to try and keep the camera in the bag out of the rain but as usual I saw a few things that made it worth lifting out.
This was the view over Belfast Lough, drizzle and misty at the same time.
I spotted this little coastal Cottage that looked like a throw back to years gone by. How it’s managed to survive tucked in between some mega mansions, I don’t know!
I then spotted a Grey Heron in the water along the coast. Normally a shy bird, this one seemed content to stand and watch us.
I sneaked a little closer and changed to a zoom lens and grabbed a few quick shots.
Stephen then let my dogs go and Smudge did a sterling job of chasing it off to a distant perch.
Some lovely coastal Wild Flowers in the rain. Sea Thrift is a favourite of mine for walks and as a accent plant.
Bluebells are out
Part of the World War 2 Defenses for German Bombers targeting Belfast docks. This gun commanded a great position from Grey’s Point overlooking Belfast Lough.
Maybe it was worth a walk in the rain anyway 🙂
Bonsai Eejit 